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Council Workshop Minutes for April 22,2024 <br /> Page 2 of 2 <br /> Cannabis Discussion <br /> Associate Planner Max Gort presented background on the 2023 legislation that legalized the <br /> possession, use, and growth of cannabis, and set up framework for its ultimate sale. Gort <br /> described the different types of cannabis businesses outlined in the statute, and the zoning <br /> considerations that need to be discussed for each of these businesses. Gort explained that there <br /> was still framework being written at the state level, but suggested discussion topics in the <br /> meantime such as public use, high-level zoning considerations, whether to permit retail licenses <br /> beyond the minimum required by statute, and whether to pursue the operation of a municipal <br /> cannabis retail store. The City Council directed staff that they did not want to prohibit the use of <br /> cannabis on public property at this time, and that they did not want to pursue the operation of a <br /> municipal cannabis store, and that they wanted to permit the minimum required retail licenses at <br /> first before potentially allowing more. <br /> Respectfully Submitted, <br /> d7( <br /> Max Gort <br /> Associate Planner <br />